Description

Summary

Staff recommends approval of the Site Plan Amendment with conditions. The Planning Board previously approved Preliminary Plan No. 120000870; Preliminary Plan Amendment

No. 12000087A by Resolution No. 07-39; Site Plan No. 820000400; Site Plan No. 82000040A by administrative staff approval; Site Plan No. 82000040B by administrative staff approval; and Site Plan Amendment No. 82000040C by Resolution No. 07-40.

Staff has received no correspondence from notified parties.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT

THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION

MCPB Item No. Date: 1/15/2015

Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center: Limited Site Plan Amendment No. 82000040D

Completed: January 2, 2015

Request to modify the approved Site Plan to delineate the existing parking spaces for the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center;

Current use: Conference Center and Hotel; Located north of Marinelli Road, west of

Rockville Pike (MD 355) and east of Executive Boulevard;

11.81 acres of land in the CR4 C3.5 R3.5 H-300 and CR-4 C2.0 R3.5 H-250 in the White Flint Sector Plan;

Applicants: Montgomery County Revenue Authority and JBG (North Bethesda Hotel, LLC);

Filing Date: November 11, 2014.

N’kosi Yearwood, Senior Planner, Area 2 Division, Nkosi.Yearwood@montgomeryplanning.org, 301-495-1332

Khalid Afzal, Supervisor, Area 2 Division, Khalid.Afzal@montgomeryplanning.org, 301-495-4650

Glenn Kreger, Chief, Area 2 Division, Glenn.Kreger@montgomeryplanning.org, 301-495-4653

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RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONDITIONS Staff recommends approval of Site Plan Amendment No. 82000040D- Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. All site development elements submitted to M-NCPPC on November 6, 2014, are required except as modified by the following conditions:

1. Site Plan Conformance The development must comply with the conditions of approval for Site Plan No. 820000400; Site Plan No. 82000040A by administrative staff approval; Site Plan No. 82000040B by administrative staff approval; and Site Plan Amendment No. 82000040C, as listed in the Montgomery County Planning Board Resolution No. 07-40, except as amended by this Application.

2. Certified Site Plan

Prior to the approval of the Certified Site Plan and subject to staff review and approval, the Applicant must:

a. Include all elements of the approved Amendment on the relevant sheets of the Certified Site Plan.

b. Provide all of the approved resolutions. c. Make corrections and clarifications to the development table.

SITE DESCRIPTION Vicinity The Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center is located at the northwestern quadrant of Rockville Pike (MD 355) and Marinelli Road in the White Flint Sector Plan area. The Wisconsin and the Grand, two high-rise multi-family residential buildings and the Metro Pike Shopping Center are south of the subject property. Wall Local Park, Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center, and an M&T Bank are west of the subject site along Executive Boulevard. Commercial properties, including an automotive dealership and a Capital One bank, are to the north. A commercial shopping center is to the immediate east and the White Flint Metro Station entrance is further east at the intersection of Rockville Pike and Marinelli Road.

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Overview of the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center Site Analysis The Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center consists of a hotel with 450 rooms and a 96,645 square feet conference center. There are 777 parking spaces on the property, including 30 garage parking spaces. Marinelli Road and Executive Boulevard provide vehicular access to the site. There are no known historic resources, wetlands, floodplains, endangered or threatened species or habitats, steep slopes, or other environmental or cultural features on site. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Previous Approvals Previous Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center approvals are the following:

The Planning Board approved Preliminary Plan No. 120000870 on October 31, 2000. The Planning Board approved Preliminary Plan No. 12000087A by Resolution No. 07-39

on April 25, 2007. The Planning Board approved Site Plan No. 820000400 on October 31, 2000 for 214,020

square feet for a Hotel and Conference Center, including 225 hotel rooms. Approved as a minor Site Plan amendment on September 10, 2004, Site Plan No.

82000040A, allowed the addition of three parking ticket stations. Approved as a minor Site Plan amendment on May 10, 2005, Site Plan No. 82000040B,

permitted the modification to handicapped parking spaces. The Planning Board approved Site Plan No. 82000040C by Resolution No. 07-40 on April

25, 2007 for 113,510 square feet hotel expansion, including 225 hotel rooms.

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Proposal This Amendment will delineate the existing parking spaces for the conference center and hotel. The previous approvals did not establish a formal delineation of parking spaces between the existing uses. This Site Plan Amendment will not make any physical changes to the approved development. Montgomery County Revenue Authority is the owner of the property and JBG, via North Bethesda Hotel, LLC, has a sublease for approximately 4.79 acres of the site. The proposed parking delineation follows the sublease area, which is illustrated below. All of the existing parking spaces within the delineated area will independently maintain conformance to the parking requirements for each use on the property. In the near future, Montgomery County anticipates constructing a new parking garage on the western portion of the site to replace displaced surface parking spaces from the realignment of Executive Boulevard and the construction of Market Street, which is a new east-west public street on the Conference Center property. The roadway realignment and parking garage are included in the County’s Capital Improvements Program.

Overall Conference Center site with the lease portion highlighted in red.

JBG Lease Area

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ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS Master Plan The proposed Site Plan Amendment maintains conformance with the original recommendations in the 1992 North Bethesda/Garrett Park Master Plan and is also consistent with the 2010 White Flint Sector Plan. Transportation and Circulation The proposed amendment does not affect vehicular circulation or pedestrian and bicyclist access.

Environment The proposed amendment maintains compliance with Chapter 22A regarding forest conservation. Development Standards The proposed amendment does not alter the development standards approved with the original Site Plan No. 820000400; Site Plan Amendment No. 82000040A; Site Plan Amendment No. 82000040B; and Site Plan Amendment No. 82000040C. COMMUNITY OUTREACH The Applicant notified the public regarding the subject Site Plan Amendment on November 6, 2014. Staff has received no correspondence from the notified public. CONCLUSION The proposed Site Plan Amendment does not alter the overall design of the development in relationship to the original approval. The modification does not impact the compatibility or efficiency, adequacy, and safety of the site with respect to structures and uses, vehicular and pedestrian circulation, open space, landscaping, or lighting. All previous approvals remain in full force and effect, as modified by this Amendment. APPENDIX A. Preliminary Plan No. 120000870 (1-00087) B. Preliminary Plan Amendment No. 12000087A C. Site Plan No. 820000400 (8-00040) D. Site Plan Amendment No. 82000040A E. Site Plan Amendment No. 82000040B F. Site Plan Amendment No. 82000040C, Resolution No. 07-40

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY PLANNING BOARD O P I N I O N DATE MAILED: July 25, 2000 SITE PLAN REVIEW: #8-00040 PROJECT: Montgomery County Conference Center Action: Approval subject to conditions. Motion was made by Commissioner Bryant , seconded by Commissioner Wellington, with a vote of 3-0, Commissioners Bryant, Holmes and Wellington voting for. Commissioners Hussmann and Perdue were absent. The date of this written opinion is July 25, 2000 (which is the date that this opinion is mailed to all parties of record). Any party authorized by law to take an administrative appeal must initiate such an appeal, as provided in the Maryland Rules of Procedure, on or before August 24, 2000 (which is thirty days from the date of this written opinion). If no administrative appeal is timely filed, this site plan shall remain valid for as long as Preliminary Plan #1-00087 is valid, as provided in Section 59-D-3.8. Once the property is recorded, this site plan shall remain valid until the expiration of the project’s APFO approval, as provided in Section 59-D-3.8. On July 20, 2000 Site Plan Review #8-00040 was brought before the Montgomery County Planning Board for a public hearing. At the public hearing, the Montgomery County Planning Board heard testimony and received evidence submitted in the record on the application. Based on the testimony and evidence presented and on the staff report which is made a part hereof, the Montgomery County Planning Board finds: 1. The Site Plan is consistent with the approved development plan or a project plan for the

optional method of development, if required; 2. The Site Plan meets all of the requirements of the TS-R zone;

3. The locations of the buildings and structures, the open spaces, the landscaping, and the

pedestrian and vehicular circulation systems are adequate, safe, and efficient;

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4. Each structure and use is compatible with other uses and other site plans and with existing and proposed adjacent development;

5. The site plan meets all applicable requirements of Chapter 22A regarding forest

conservation. The Montgomery County Planning Board APPROVES Site Plan Review #8-00040 which consists of a 214,020 square foot Hotel and Conference Center including 225 hotel rooms subject to the following conditions: 1. Provide brick-paved driveway aprons per Bethesda Streetscape

Standards 2. Adjust light levels in parking lot to reduce over- and under-

lighted area 3. Provide light level plan for street sidewalks, building

entrances and plaza 4. If WMATA declines to pay for the repaving of its portion of

the plaza, obtain permission to assume this and the maintenance obligation in the Conference Center budget

5. Provide 8% parking lot landscaping per zoning approval 6. Enter into an agreement with MCDPWT for streetscape

maintenance in the ROW 7. Bus stop relocations, subject to MCDPWT approval, shall be shown on

Signature Set 8. Signature Set for Site Plan for Phase I shall conform to

Phasing Plan set forth in the Binding Elements of Zoning Case G-745

9. Standard Conditions dated October 10, 1995:

A. Submit a Site Plan Enforcement Agreement and Development Program for review and approval prior to approval of the signature set as follows: 1. Development Program to include a phasing schedule as follows:

a) Landscaping associated with each parking lot and building shall be completed as construction of each facility is completed.

b) Pedestrian pathways and seating areas associated with each facility shall be completed as construction of each facility is completed.

c) Clearing and grading to correspond to the construction phasing, to minimize soil erosion;

d) Phasing of stormwater management, sediment/erosion control, trip mitigation

2. Site Plan Enforcement Agreement to delineate transportation management program, streetscape maintenance agreement or other requirement of a condition of approval..

B. Signature set of site, landscape/lighting, forest

conservation and sediment and erosion control plans to

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include for staff review prior to approval by Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services (DPS): 1. Limits of disturbance; 2. Methods and location of existing street tree

protection; 3. Forest Conservation areas; 4. Conditions of DPS Stormwater Management Concept

approval letter 5. Note stating the M-NCPPC staff must inspect tree-

save areas and protection devices prior to demolition, clearing and grading;

6. The development program inspection schedule. C. Forest Conservation Plan shall satisfy all conditions of

approval prior to recording of plat and DPS issuance of sediment and erosion control permit.

D. No demolition, clearing or grading prior to M-NCPPC

approval of signature set of plans.

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